Method for packaging or preparing a group of formed pieces of edible doughy material ready for cooking



Nov. 12, 1957 E. SCHNEIDER 2,813,033

METHOD FOR PACKAGING OR PREPARING A GROUP OF FORMED PIECES OF EDIBLEDOUGHY MATERIAL READY FOR COOKING Filed May 11, 1955 uvvtzvrox ERNSTSCHNEIDER.

iJnited States Patent Ofiice 2,813,033 Patented Nov. 12, 1957 METHOD FORPACKAGING OR PREPARING A GROUP OF FORMED PIECES OF EDIBLE DOUGHYMATERIAL READY FOR COOKING Ernst Schneider, Mahopac, N. Y. ApplicationMay 11, 1955, Serial No. 507,644 8 Claims. (Cl. 99 -172) This inventionrelates to, generally, the preparation and production of dough formaking cookies and biscuits, and more particularly to the method andmeans of grouping together as a unit a number of such doughy pieces 011respective single carrier sheets and bonding them to the sheet toprevent their shifting or sticking together during transportation andhandling; and further relates to the production of a package containinga plurality of said carrier sheet units disposed in layers.

It is an object of the present invention to provide upon a carrier sheetof suitable material a plurality of doughy pieces conditioned ready forcooking, baking or setting while still on said carrier sheet.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide carriersheets containing ready to cook or bake cookies for packaging in layerswithin a container.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method formaking ready such carrier sheets for deposit in layers in a container.

A still further object of the present invention is to condition thecarrier sheet upon which the doughy pieces are deposited, either beforeor after the deposit, so that the doughy pieces may suificiently adhereto the carrier sheet layer to maintain the same in spaced relationthereon and in fixed position until packed in a container.

Yet another object of the present invention is to heat the carrier sheetbefore, after or at the time the doughy pieces are being deposited uponsaid carrier sheet to anchor or stick the pieces to the carrier sheetand thus prevent the pieces from shifting while the carrier sheets arebeing packed or being handled.

Another object of the present invention is to facilitate such anchoringby applying a relatively slight pressure to the doughy pieces after theyhave been deposited upon the-carrier sheet.

A still further object of the present invention is to produce a packagecontaining a number of layers of earrier sheets, each carrier sheetcontaining a plurality of doughy pieces for making cookies, the carriersheets being of such material, for example, foil, metallized paper orother paper which may be placed in an oven or other suitable heatingapparatus to cook or bake the doughy pieces thereon.

It has been found that to prepare such formed doughy or confectionpieces for packaging and ready use when unpacked, the formed doughypieces should be deposited on a thin, flexible supporting carrier sheetsuch as metal foil, metallized paper, etc., and that in order to preventthe formed doughy pieces from shifting, the carrier sheet should betreated either by heating or spraying with a suitable substance andpreferably the doughy pieces should be pressed against the supportingcarrier sheet, for example, as with a pressure roller, to facilitate oraid adherence of the pieces to the carrier sheet.

Advantages of the foregoing are to prevent the doughy pieces fromshifting or disarranging or sticking together in the package duringtransportation etc.; also when, say, for example, a housewife desires tobake the cookies or other products, all she need do is to withdraw thecarrier sheets from the package and place them in the oven. The piecesbeing adhered to the carrier sheets the same is thus prevented fromshifting or from sticking together.

The above and further objects and advantages are at tained by theinvention herein disclosed. The drawing shows one practical applicationby which the invention may be realized.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a machine capable of carrying out theinvention; and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a carrier sheet unit having adheredthereto a group of doughy pieces ready for cooking, baking or setting.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, there is illustrated inFig. l a schematic layout of a biscuit or cookie making and stackingmachine, comprising a dough container 1, engraved roller 2, feedingroller 3, reciproeating knife scraper 3a, suction roller 3!), conveyerbelt 14, container 5 for holding and dispensing tinfoil or othersuitable carrier sheet material, pressure roller 6, wax paper containerand dispenser 7, carrier sheet feeder 8, wax paper feeder 9, stackingcontainer 10, second conveyer belt 4, and heating unit comprising theheating elements 15 and 16, and base or bed 17.

The machine will be described with reference to the production of doughypieces for making cookies, it being understood, however, that this is byway of example only, as the machine in its depicted form or with somevariations may be employed for making biscuits or cookies within itsscope.

The doughy material is placed in container or hopper 1 and fed byfeeding roller 3 into the forms 2a on engraved roller 2. Thereciprocating scraper knife 3a scrapes off the excess dough above theforms 2a and as the engraved roller rotates, the suction roller 3b whichmay be rubber, and is located between the top and bottom portions ofconveyer belt 14 and rotates in the opposite direction to the engravedroller 2, sucks out the formed doughy pieces from the forms 2a onto thetop portion of belt 14. Hopper or container 5 deposits carrier sheets oftinfoil or .the like onto conveyer belt 4 and the formed doughy piecesare deposited from belt 14 onto the carrier sheets 11 as the latter areconveyed by belt 4. Below conveyer belt 4, there is disposed a heatingunit 15, 16 which although shown in the drawing as burners 16 and plate15, may be any suitable electric or other heating device. Mounted onbase or bed 17 is the pressing roller 6. The heating unit heats the belt4, the heat being transferred to the foil or paper 11 and as the loadedcarrier sheets pass under pressure roller 6,, the latter presses lightlythe formed doughy pieces to the sheets 11. Thus, by heating the carriersheets 11 and applying pressure to the formed doughy pieces, the latterare anchored to the sheet.

The conveyer belt 4 now causes the filled carrier sheets 11 to travel toa position in front of Wax paper dispenser 7 and the wax carrier sheets12 are deposited upon the filled sheets 11 after which the latter aredeposited in layers in container 10.

It is to be understood that in lieu of using the sheets 11 and 12already cut, there may be provided means for continuously feeding thesheets from a roll or rolls and then the continuous Web or webs ofmaterial may be later cut, manually or automatically by any suitablemeans.

The packaged goods are ready for use. They Will be vended in stores andall that the purchaser would have to do is open the package, withdrawthe sheet layers successively and place them in the oven.

While the invention has been described and illustrated with respect to acertain particular preferred example, it will be understood by thoseskilled in the art after understanding the principle of the invention,that various changes and modifications may be made without depart- I ingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention and it is intended thereforein the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications.

What is claimed is:

1. A method for packaging a group of formed doughy pieces ready forcooking comprising heating a carrier sheet, depositing on said carriersheet the said doughy pieces which adhere thereto because of said heat,applying pressure to the deposited doughy pieces to facilitate adheringthereof to the said carrier sheet and depositing a plurality of saidcarrier sheets having the doughy pieces adhered thereto in stacked arrayin a container.

2. In a method for preparing a group of pieces of doughy material to betransported for a subsequent heat application to make the same edible,said doughy material being adapted to adhere to a surface uponapplication of heat, steps which comprise continuously transporting acarrier sheet, heating the carrier sheet, depositing edible pieces onthe heated carrier sheet, applying pressure to the pieces, andcollecting said sheets in a stacked array.

3. In a method for preparing a group of pieces of doughy material to betransported for a subsequent heat application to make the same edible,said doughy material being adapted to adhere to a surface uponapplication of heat, steps which comprise continuously transportingcarrier sheet material, depositing said pieces of doughy material onsaid sheet material, and heating the undersurface of said pieces ofdoughy material whereby the latter is made to adhere to said sheetmaterial.

4. In a method for preparing a group of pieces of doughy material to betransported for a subsequent heat application to make the same edible,said doughy material being adapted to adhere to a surface uponapplication of heat, steps which comprise continuously transportingcarrier sheet material, depositing said pieces of doughy material onsaid sheet material, heating the undersurface of said pieces of doughymaterial whereby the latter is made to adhere to said sheet material,and applying pressure to said pieces of doughy material to cause furtheradherence of the latter to said sheet material.

5. In a method for preparing a group of pieces of doughy material to betransported for a subsequent heat application to make the same edible,said doughy material'being adapted to adhere to a surface uponapplication of heat, steps which comprise continuously transportingcarrier sheet material, depositing said pieces of doughy material onsaid sheet material, heating the undersurface of said pieces of doughymaterial whereby the latter is made to adhere to said sheet material,applying pressure to said pieces of doughy material to cause furtheradherence of the latter to said sheet material, and collecting groups ofsaid pieces of doughy material in their sheet-adhered state in stackedarray.

6. In a method for preparing a group of pieces of doughy material to betransported for a subsequent heat application to make the same edible,said doughy material being adapted to adhere to a surface uponapplication of heat, steps which comprise continuously transportingcarrier sheet, heating the carrier sheet, depositing on said heatedsheet the dough pieces which adhere thereto because of said heat,applying pressure to the pieces by means of a roller to further causethe pieces to adhere, and depositing in stacked array groups of doughpieces in their sheet-adhered state in a container.

7. A method of packaging a group of formed pieces of edible doughymaterial and maintaining said pieces in fixed position, which comprisesdepositing upon a carrier sheet the said pieces, applying heat to causesaid pieces to adhere to said sheet in said fixed position, anddepositing said carrier sheet having the doughy pieces adhered theretoin a container.

8. In a method for preparing a group of pieces of doughy material to betransported for a subsequent heat application to make the same edible,said doughy material being adapted to adhere to a surface uponapplication of heat, steps which comprise depositing upon atransportable carrier sheet said pieces, and applying heat to saidpieces to adhere to said sheet whereby shifting of said pieces on saidsheet may be prevented and transportation of said sheet may befacilitated.

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